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Dr Beaker

"Satisfactory...most satisfactory!"

Doctor Horatio Beaker is one of the main characters from Supercar and, along with Professor Popkiss, is its principle co-designer (see below).

He was voiced by David Graham.

Biography[]

Growing up, Horatio was a child prodigy and excelled at every subject. He went to Oxford and even coxed for them in boat races, despite his height. He also studied medicine at some point during his time in further education. He left with degrees in Electronics, Biology and Mathematics; and he worked for Vickers Aviation before starting to teach at Cambridge University.

In 1953, during a tour of America, he met Professor Popkiss. The two men struck up an instant friendship which led to their settling in Black Rock, Nevada together.

He's generally seen as the more technically-minded member of the Supercar team - lacking somewhat, perhaps, in social niceties, and acting rather removed from reality, even at the best of times. His work always seems to benefit Mike Mercury in some form, however - whether it's inventing new accessories for Supercar, working on his own pet projects or putting his vast knowledge to use on missions.

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Trivia[]

  • A rare occurrence in an Anderson production: the creation of the character of Doctor Beaker was entirely without involvement from Gerry himself, Beaker being a wholly-original creation of Martin and Hugh Woodhouse. During the early 2000s, the brothers tried to revive the character with a series concept called Beaker's Bureau which, unfortunately - due to the deaths of both brothers - will likely never see the light of day.
  • Throughout the first season of Supercar it is heavily implied that Doctor Beaker is the landlord and legal owner of the Black Rock laboratory, given the facilities are registered in his name and several other lines of dialogue implying custody.
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